Cladding

The Building Safety Act 2022 has extended limitation for certain construction claims, such as for cladding products like Expanded Polysterene. Here, Natasha Standish and Fern Dempsey consider the implications for building owners and developers. Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) has earned a reputation for its role in smaller combustible cladding fires […] Click here to view original…

The top three floors of Cardinal Lofts were evacuated after Suffolk Fire and Rescue deemed them a fire safety risk By Matt Precey BBC News, East The owners of flats which had to be evacuated at short notice last month have been criticised over delays in producing a safety […] Click here to view original…

Kingspan, the firm that provided some of the insulation for the facade of Grenfell Tower, has blamed the firm that supplied the building’s cladding for a “misrepresentation” of expert advice. The Irish firm’s lawyer, Geraint Webb KC, when making final statements in the Grenfell Inquiry yesterday, claimed that Arconic […] Click here to view original…

Sterte Court in Poole DELAYS to replace defective cladding on two Poole tower blocks is set to cost the council an extra half a million pounds. BCP Council is seeking an extra grant to cover excess costs associated with the troubled cladding replacement project at the residential Sterte Court […] Click here to view original…

A woman living in Birmingham’s tallest residential tower block is taking legal action against the Government on safety grounds. Wheelchair user Sarah Rennie previously told how she feared for her life if a Grenfell-style fire ever broke out at Brindley House in the city centre , where she lives […] Click here to view original…

Members of campaign group Claddag, Sarah Rennie (left) and Georgie Hulme, outside the High Court in London A woman living in Birmingham’s tallest residential tower block is taking legal action against the Government on safety grounds. Wheelchair user Sarah Rennie previously told how she feared for her life if […] Click here to view original…

Estate agent promises to fix problems before anyone else moves in A man who found murshrooms growing in the damp areas of his Luton flat says he has had to move out for his health. Micheal Watson only moved into the flat in Hatton Place on Midland Road 10 […] Click here to view original…

New guidance has been released aimed at reducing the number of wall safety surveys being requested by banks and building societies on blocks of flats. Thousands of flat owners have been unable to sell or remortgage because they cannot get the checks done. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors […] Click here to view original…

previous next The government has launched a consultation on the proposed Building Safety Levy, which will pay for the removal of dangerous cladding on blocks of flats. The levy is being introduced in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy . Thousands of leaseholders have been stuck, unable to […] Click here to view original…

DELAYS to replace defective cladding on two Poole tower blocks is set to cost the council an extra half a million pounds. BCP Council is seeking an extra grant to cover excess costs associated with the troubled cladding replacement project at the residential Sterte Court towers. Further issues with […] Click here to view original…